The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-01
GOT ENOUGH.

GOT ENOUGH.
COIOrOw's Braves Fooled by Cow
Boy and Want to Play Quits
WASHINGTON, Aug. S0-The follow.
ing telegram from General Terry, dated
Chicago, August %, was received at the
War Department to-day:
Referring to Major Randlett's dis
patch of the 27th, forwarded by me this
morning, suggest that, under sections
2147, 2l49 and 2l50, Revised Statutes,
Indian Agent Byrnes should be in
structed to remove from his reservation
all persons who may intrude upon it,
and that the military commander at
Fl. Duchesne be instructed to give him
all the assistance that he may require.
1t is hardly to be supposed that the
civil and military officers of Colorado
will forget that the state Writs do not
run beyond the boundaries of the state,
but in the excitement of the situation
this may be overlooked. Major Rand
lett does not seem to feel at all sure
that the pursuit of the Indians will not
continue. think as a precaution the
orders which l suggest should be
given.
General Merely, Acting Secretary
President at the Cabinet meeting, and
the situation was carefully considered,
resulting in Geographic instructions be-
ing sent this afternoon by the Presi-
dent, through the Interior Department,
to Governor Adams, of Colorado, to
confine the action of the civil authori-
ties strictly within the limits of the
statutes, and to prevent the sheriff's
posse or the militia from crossing the
reservation border. Should such pre-
cipitate action be taken it is believed
that disastrous outbreak of the res
ervation Indians would follow, and
everything possible will be done to
avoid such result.
A later dispatch received this after
noon from General Terry reads as fol-
lows:
CHICAGO, Aug. 80, 1887.
To Adjutant General U. s. A, Washington:
The following has just been received,
dated Fort Duchesne, August %:
To Assistant Adjutant General Department of
the Platte, Omaha, Neb.:
Colorow and all his followers are now
at Ouray Agency, fifty miles from Col
Orado, and manifest disposition to re-
main on the reservation. No more eX-
militia and cowboys hold 100 horses and
/ 900 sheep and goats belonging to Colo
row, and Chippeta, Ouray's widow.
This stock was grazing on the land
claimed by the Indians as belonging to
their reservation. and where they have
been permitted by their agent to live
for years. Colorado settlers have
claimed locations there, and have at
least succeeded in driving the Indians
IL hn0 not in fhiG frnnhln
been on the war path, and has made his
way to the reservation, avoiding hostil-
tiles as far as possible.
(Signed.l KANDLETT,
Commanding Post.
The following official correspondence
OH the Indian trouble in Colorado has
taken place:
OURAY AGENCY, UTAH,
via PRICE, Aug. %.
To Atkins Indian Commissioner, Washington:
Colorow and his followers are now at
the agency. They say they are not
mad and don't want to fight. They
express Willingness to remain on the
Major Leslie, who fired on
these Indians ON the edge of the reser-
walton, took possession of and run OH
with about 800 head of Indian horses
that were grazing on the public land
near the line. The horses were corral
Cu CtO SOAss ~ 4A0JOA A<N1-A~f
who Informed Lieutenant Burnett that
he would hold them until certain In
dams were delivered up to him. The
cowboys are breaking these Indian
horses for their own use. Unless
is quickly done these horses
will not be recovered. l therefore re-
quest that you obtain authority from
the War Department to allow Colonel
Randlett to send a detail of men to
l., No
as it would be dangerous for the Indi-
ans to go as well as agency employees,
as they would be roughly handled, be-
ing known to be in sympathy with the
Indians. The Indians, when pursued
by Sheriff Kendall, were compelled to
abandon 1900 sheep, besides large
herds of goats which should also be re-
covered with the horses. These Indians
when attacked in Colorado were on a
peaceful hunting expedition, and they
believed that they had right under
the treaty of 1874, and as understood
with them and the commission to hunt
upon these lands in Colorado. Please
send authority by telegraph.
[Signedl BYRNEs, Agent.
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. )
To Byrnes, Agent, Ouray, Utah:
You will, pursuant to statute, re-
move from your reservation all persons
found thereon contrary to law and pre-
vent unlawful encroachmentS or en-
tries thereon for any purpose. The
military viii be at once ordered to CO
operate with you and aid you in enforc-
ing these instructions. The civil au-
thorities of Colorado and those acting
with them must proceed in the manner
provided by law for the enforcement of
any process issued by state authority,
and the Government viii, II the emer-
gency arises, assist them In orderly and
lawful efforts to enforce such process.
You will also collect and restore to Gbe
Indians on the reservation all the prop
ertY abandoned by them. Governor
Adams has been requested to direct the
delivery to you of the horses captured
from the Indians and now held by
Major Leslie.
[Signedl j. d. G. ATKINS,
Commissioner.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80, 1887.
To tho Governor OF Colorado. Denver, Col:
Agent BYTneS, of the Uintah and
Ouray Agency, reports that Major
Leslie has taken possession of 800 head
of Indian horses that were grazing on
public lands near the reservation land,
that he corralled them at Rangely and
would hold them until certain Indians
1 WGEG ucllScI61 HILL l. ali III
rected by the President to request that
you take all proper measures to deliver
| these horses to Agent Byrnes. Agent
Byrnes viii be directed to take posses
sion Of the same for the Indians as
soon as arrangements are made for
| their delivery. / also respectfully ask
you to cooperate with Agent Byrnes
| in collecting the sheep and goats and
other property of these Indians, with 9
view of restoring the same to them or
/ the reservation. Very respectfully,
fSiQnedl III. T. MULDROw,
/ Acting Secretary
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 80, 1887.
| The Honorable, The Secretary OF War:
i Sir: / have the honor to enelos'
/ herewith q copy of telegram this da!
sent by the Commissioner Of IndiaI
/ Affairs to Agent ByrneS of the Uintal
/ and Ouray Agency, Uintah, containing
INSTRUCTIONS relative to the Observance